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T. F. HAGER'TY. SAD IRON.

Patented Mar. 17, 1896.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS F. IIAGERTY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO IVILLIAM E. HOYT, OF NFV YORK, N. Y.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 556,53*?, dated March 17', 1896.

Application filed December 19, 1895. Serial No. 572,646. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. HAGERTY, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sad-Irons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in sad-irons; and one object of my invention is the provision of a sad-iron which will embody within itself a chamber which will diffuse the heat properly to the iron, which will remain heated for a long period.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a self-heating sad-iron which will embody a fluting device which will not render the iron cumbersome or inconvenient to handle and which luting device will be thoroughly practical.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a sad-iron which will be thoroughly efficient and practical and which can be produced at a moderate cost.

To attain the desired objects the invention consists of a sad-iron embodying novel features of construction and combination of parts, substantially as disclosed herein.

Figure l represents a perspective view of my sad-iron. Fig. 2 represents a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 represents a side View of the iron with the stationary luting-plate applied. Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of the luting devices in operative positions to clearly show the man ner of using for fluting; and Fig. 5 represents atransverse sectional view of the sad-iron, taken in line @c @e of Fig. 2.

Referring by numbers to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the body of the iron, which is of usual shape or form and is made hollow to form a chamber 2, having at one end the guides formed by a single outer ange 3 at each side, against which is iitted and slides the door or gate 4, having the handle 5 and the air-supply openings 6 near the upper edge thereof. The chamber is also supplied or provided with the base-flue 7 for the supply of air at the base, which base-iiue 7 extends from near the end to about the center thereof, and upon the base-flue and the bottom of the chamber is placed the fuel to be burned to heat the body of the iron. The door in its lower position fits between the outer end of the base-flue and the flanges 3 at the end of the iron. From this construction it will be seen that the door can be raised until it clears the outer end of the base-nue and tilted inward to rest upon said flue, as clearly shown, and in this position the air will be fed through the base-flue to the fuel, and after the fuel has been properly kindled the door can be dropped into place by simply tilting the iron and causing the door to fall and drop against the guides formed by the iianges 3 and then drop into its lower position between the end of the base-nue and the ilanges 3 at the end of the iron.

The side walls of the iron are provided with vertical feed ducts or passages 8, which lead from the top of the iron to and under the fire which is upon the base-f1ue and bottom of the iron, and by this means the air is supplied from the top down under the fire, and the hollow top 9 has the chimney 10, for permitting the escape of the products of combustion, and the top is provided with the curved portion 1l, forming uprights 12, to which the handle 13 is secured by means of the rod or bolt 13X, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. From this construction it will be understood that when it is desired to use the iron, a sufficient quantity of the fuel is placed upon the base-line and bottom of the chamber of the iron and the door is raised above the outer end of the base-nue and tilted inward to rest upon the liue, and after the material has been ignited it will be seen that the air is fed to the fuel through the side ducts or p IOO extending from near one end of the chamber to about the center thereof, the sliding or movable door or gate in one end of the iron adapted to be tilted inward to rest upon the base-flue, to allow the air to be fed through the base-flue as Well as the side lues, and the hollow top for carrying off the products of combustion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS I?. IIAGERTY, Vitnesses:

IVM. E. IloYT, WM. E. MORRIS. 

